South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-11-18
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OF cpsinSueiuJ were IN town Sunday.
Mr.. X. +. Guthrie and sister, Miss
Maggie. Of Springfield, spent Sunday
in cur town.
Cub Lane or Court. House street
phe pike Is being covered to
the depth OF half foot With gravel
from The river.
Mrs. DIR. George G. Perry, accom-
panied by her niece. Mira. Jas Sheetz,
returned 10 her home in Cumberland
Tuesday.
Mrs. Ii. G.. IIouser and dau ghter,
Mis- I-ene, returned Friday from
Baltimore, where the latter has been
visiting her TREND, Miss Cora Cher
ny, for several weeks.
Ladies, call and examine Mrs.
Houser's stock Of new goods. Here
you VIII find the most beautiful line
OF Millinery Goods ever seen in Rom.
ney, and tho prices are very low.
Large congregations ATTENDED the
conservatory services at s.. Ste
phen's Episcopal Church Sunday.
Bishop Petcrkin preached two very
able and eloquent sermons. lie was
assisted by Rev. Gibbons.
We motto, that several ADVERTISE
ments, recently refused by the In
telligencerJ are now glad iening the
public eye in some Of our estce med
contemporaries at $3.50 for Is inches
l year. They must be hard up for
ads.
We sympathize deeply with DR..
Shall in the catastrophe which result
ed in 81 serious loss to him. He is
one of our best and most enterpris
ing business men, and of great value
to the community IN which he resides,
Among the welcome visitors 10 our
office this week were Messrs. Jacob
Stump, Of South Branch; j. NJ. Mil.
Ter, of Augusta; Charles n. Hie,t
agent for the Peabody and Fran.
lin Fire Insurance Companies, oil
North River Mills, and VIM. Saville
Of SouthBranch..
MIR. Ed Sellers, son-in- law of Mis-
+. A. Keller, of this place. was cleo.
ted Sheriff OF Garrett county, Md
last week. We congratulate our for,
mer fellow.,o 6Dsman upon his sue,
cess and the esteem in which he /:
held by the people Of the county i,
which he resides.
FOUND-On my premises in DC
tUber last, a yearl ng red Heifer
crop off left ear. Owner can hav
same by proving his property, pay
ing costs Of keeping the animal, an,
Tor this advertisement.
O.. w. MCFARLAND.
Nov. Is, 1887. Springfield. W. Va
An erroneous impression havip,
gotten abroad concerning The amour
II cost 10 insure the court house an
jail In this place, MIR. G.. n. niet. re
quests u To say that lie insured tn
Two buildings for $4,000, for whicI
tho company charged 1925 for fv
years.
An anonymous communicable
t'om Back Creek Valley says tina
II g iuoeral sermon OF the late Eva
Hiett will he preached on Sunds
tue 21,h inst, at ii O'Clock by til
Rev.J. w. Walkup, of Capon Bridge
In tic Old Hanging Rock Church o.
North River.
We 60 TO press two days Garlic
than usual ibis week, as we had T.
10 III order To get those troubIesom
ads on the inside OF tho paper with
out missing an issue. Next wee
we will have about our usual read
in space AMI We promise our pa
irons that &c will not again ALLOW
our local side to he so ii lei up will
advertising as it has been in the las
few weeks.
We are sorry 10 state that MI Cor
nelGs w Shawen, son Of our worth,
County Superintendent, Rev. ID. NJ
Sha"on, died from diphihcria at IL
residence OF his father, five miles as
OF this place On Sunday night, in Il
l9.h year OF bis age. Tie was a youD.
man Of more than usual promise. aut
by Lis many amiable qualities had woi
Tor himself large number Of friend
~ this county, To whom tic news O
his urtimelY deah will lie u MA te
OF profound regret. lie WAS burr, q il
'he Old churchYsr a: Three Chu 51lc
OIL Tuesday, tho funeral -, ruon hcir,
preached by Rev. w. T.. Woolf
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